Boogaloo Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 Didn't get there till after 2 (Southside soul club's anniversary night beforehand) but must say I thoroughly enjoyed both the main room and the RnB room. Can't remember the name of dj in the RnB room who was from the North East, seemed drunk, was incoherent on the mike and played a blinder (some of the best new RnB I've heard in ages - fantastic). Warren Boogaloo Link to comment
Guest SteveC Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 (edited) Didn't get there till after 2 (Southside soul club's anniversary night beforehand) but must say I thoroughly enjoyed both the main room and the RnB room. Can't remember the name of dj in the RnB room who was from the North East, seemed drunk, was incoherent on the mike and played a blinder (some of the best new RnB I've heard in ages - fantastic). Warren Boogaloo That'll be Hoss, Warren. A quiet, laid back bloke who doesn't know how to have a good time and is tea total !! Thought the night was excellent. All the DJ's seemed to play an oldies (not same old same old but classy yet known tunes) spot and then some of the more current plays in their second stint. Lovely to hear Ady C spin "A little bit hurt" - Julian Covey which really got the crowd buzzin'. Right time right place I thinks. Atmosphere was brilliant and company splendid with travellers from afar afield as Derby (that I know of) and of course the South Coast. Looked pretty well attended but as from about 4 it started to thin out a bit. Ady C will probably confirm what the official attendance was but all in all a good turn out and great night. Plus - its the first time I've ever seen someone drink a glass of water whilst asleep - or was he just resting his eyes???? Something else that Ady may want to elaborate on Well done Ady and Rob. Look 4ward to the next one. Edited January 29, 2006 by SteveC Link to comment
Guest Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 That'll be Hoss, Warren. A quiet, laid back bloke who doesn't know how to have a good time and is tea total !! that could almost be you steve Link to comment
Guest Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 Pretty good as it go`s,left early tho` should have stoped but didnt.....shane you o me £3....... :angry: .... Link to comment
Guest SteveC Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 (edited) That'll be Hoss, Warren. A quiet, laid back bloke who doesn't know how to have a good time and is tea total !! that could almost be you steve I do try and contain myself Moldie but I lose control quite easily especially when you've got the likes of those Brighton belles with you - I dare anyone to not act like a 5 year old when they're in their company Edited January 29, 2006 by SteveC Link to comment
Guest ShaneH Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 Pretty good as it go`s,left early tho` should have stoped but didnt.....shane you o me £3....... :angry: .... i do ken. will send you a whsmith book voucher in the post tomorrow we left early too for the bus. good night tho. nice to meet up with the tufnell/chelmsford crew (gareth/lisa/trouble/jennifer). cheers Shane Link to comment
Guest Rowly Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 What a great night - well done to Ady & Rob .... and more importantly to ALL the dj's... top quality music in both the main Soul Room and the R&B room throughout - managed to keep me dancing for the vast majority of the night! Looking forward to the next one! Link to comment
Guest Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Hadnt planned to go ... was at the south side anniversary do and at 1.30am was offered a lift there and back by the lovely carmel... just couldnt resist it, glad we did, had a brilliant time Link to comment
Guest kid mohair Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Top nite at the rocket,roll on the next one, well done ady and rob,and of course all the other djs ,fantastic!!! Link to comment
Billywhizz Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Well just come in from a hard day graph surprising nothings been said about the rocket Saturday is there some sort of code of science going on or wot,if it was a shit venue Saturday night they soon be slagging it off one of the best night i've been to in a long time exellent line up full house lots of soul source members there and music across the board,i take my hat off to you Ady down stairs was a gamble(IMO)and it payed off whens the next one.Billy only live twice Link to comment
Billywhizz Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Billy, topics merged Thanks Nick how ever did I miss this. Billy Link to comment
Simsy Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 What a great night - well done to Ady & Rob .... and more importantly to ALL the dj's... top quality music in both the main Soul Room and the R&B room throughout - managed to keep me dancing for the vast majority of the night! Looking forward to the next one! Thought it was a great night, had to leave early which was a shame. Rowly was that you early on with the "allright simsy you old b@stard" comment? Link to comment
Ady Croasdell Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Well just come in from a hard day graph surprising nothings been said about the rocket Saturday is there some sort of code of science going on or wot,if it was a shit venue Saturday night they soon be slagging it off one of the best night i've been to in a long time exellent line up full house lots of soul source members there and music across the board,i take my hat off to you Ady down stairs was a gamble(IMO)and it payed off whens the next one.Billy only live twice Yeah a bloody cracking night, I even had that Keb Darge on the E-mail saying what a top time he had. Next one is July 22nd when there will defo be an all night bar (not that many looked too sober at any stage on Saturday) and probably an extra soul room to make it even more essential for soul fans. All the DJs got the oldies/raries balance right and the 400+ crowd danced their buttocks off. Thanks to all. Link to comment
Rbman Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 i didn't get there 'til 2.30 so I guess numbers had thinned a fair bit....the dance floor in the RnB room was like a formula 1 slick :angry: Link to comment
Guest Rowly Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Thought it was a great night, had to leave early which was a shame. Rowly was that you early on with the "allright simsy you old b@stard" comment? Link to comment
Nige Brown Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 This was a top Niter Great Atmosphere and nice to hear Ady C,Butch & Mick H throwing a few few quality oldies in too We shall return! Nige B Link to comment
Guest JamesP Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Agree with one and all, great tunes and atmosphere, See you at the next. Link to comment
Pudsoul Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 So how was it? Never stops talking that Tony Smith, can't get a word in edgeways, forever rambling on and on on this forum, without ever getting to the point. Link to comment
lisahurley Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Some of my favourite tunes were played, great...except they sounded like a hoover attatched to a microphone put through an amp turned up past distortion level. No one expects DJs to worry about the desk, but if the promoters got an engineer in to set levels before the do to an average default and the DJs were encouraged to not push it to far out of a certain range then it might be better. Rant over Lovely to see some top people, and to hang out with Trouble, Jen, Shane and Liz before. Relieved to see Innes wasn't too badly hurt after Friday's debacle, and Simon look recovered. Evening's highlight: Seeing Marco, all loved up, stroking Keb's leg, who needs Broke Back Mountain?! Link to comment
Dave Abbott Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 didnt know we were going so arrived late but had a great time thanks to carmel and simon for the lift and the laughs and to the person who gave me the bottle of lager - you are truely a star Link to comment
Ady Croasdell Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Some of my favourite tunes were played, great...except they sounded like a hoover attatched to a microphone put through an amp turned up past distortion level. No one expects DJs to worry about the desk, but if the promoters got an engineer in to set levels before the do to an average default and the DJs were encouraged to not push it to far out of a certain range then it might be better. Rant over As it 'appens, there was an engineer there all night. I thought the sound was OK but it's an incredibly hard thing to ascertain after a drink or two and several hours in the same environment. Like most nights I do I asked several people if the sound was OK and they said it was. If anyone notices it being particularly bad please tell me and I'm sure there will be something I can do, but if I don't know it'll stay the same. Link to comment
Guest in town Mikey Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Is Dave Taylor 50s Dave? AKA nylons? Gutted I am going to be away visiting my brother. Well not that gutted, quite excited, but you catch my drift. Link to comment
lisahurley Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 As it 'appens, there was an engineer there all night. I thought the sound was OK but it's an incredibly hard thing to ascertain after a drink or two and several hours in the same environment. Like most nights I do I asked several people if the sound was OK and they said it was. If anyone notices it being particularly bad please tell me and I'm sure there will be something I can do, but if I don't know it'll stay the same. It might be that it's my job to monitor sound quality but I wasn't the only person who said it. I think alot of people have battered their ears over the years (I'm a poet). I know that Alan H asked Gareth to identify a record which he couldn't, it turned out to be something they both knew well but couldn't identify! Link to comment
Garethx Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Alan asked me to identify a record Mick H played. I couldn't make head nor tail of it and went up to ask Mick what it was. It turned out to be Damon Fox on Fairmount: a record we've both probably heard about four thousand times! Link to comment
Guest barnsey Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 got there late after car trouble but had a great nite definately go again Link to comment
Makemvinyl Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 As it 'appens, there was an engineer there all night. I thought the sound was OK but it's an incredibly hard thing to ascertain after a drink or two and several hours in the same environment. Like most nights I do I asked several people if the sound was OK and they said it was. If anyone notices it being particularly bad please tell me and I'm sure there will be something I can do, but if I don't know it'll stay the same. WHAT YER NEED AT THE NEXT GIG IS THAT WELSH GEORDIEFEMALE LIKE ENGINEER DJ PERSON NOT TO FAR FROM NEWARK Link to comment
Guest Stuart T Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Alan asked me to identify a record Mick H played. I couldn't make head nor tail of it and went up to ask Mick what it was. It turned out to be Damon Fox on Fairmount: a record we've both probably heard about four thousand times! Maybe he was playing that recent low-fi pressing of it.... Link to comment
Soulof Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 try my luck again here instead. what was that track that is a version of Art Wheeler ?? Another one Keb played on Sunday was another better version of losing control (did he say Passionettes or something like that ). Forgot to ask about Sandy Golden though . Once again a brilliant night Link to comment
Ady Croasdell Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 try my luck again here instead. what was that track that is a version of Art Wheeler ?? Another one Keb played on Sunday was another better version of losing control (did he say Passionettes or something like that ). Forgot to ask about Sandy Golden though . Once again a brilliant night Thanks Soulof, the version of Losing Control is on Kent's Northern Sool's Classiest Rareties Vol 2 CDKEND 248 by the Fashionettes whose singer was 15 years old and sounds incredible. Link to comment
Soulsmith Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 It might be that it's my job to monitor sound quality but I wasn't the only person who said it. I think alot of people have battered their ears over the years (I'm a poet). I know that Alan H asked Gareth to identify a record which he couldn't, it turned out to be something they both knew well but couldn't identify! As you're responsible for sound on GMTV, do you think that you could do something with the levels on Keith Chegwin. He appears to be shouting all the time. Frankly I'm not really a morning person & I find his behaviour a little bit distburbing. Col. Link to comment
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